As politicians continue to tell us that the economic situation is improving and the crisis is over, unemployment figures for October show an increase of 98,906 with a total of 3,808,353 people out of work.
Three in ten Andalucíans living below poverty line
A report by the EAPN Andalucía (Andalusian Network for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion) concludes that almost three in ten Andalucíans are living below the poverty line and one in four is unemployed.
Unemployment up by 2.4% in August
Unemployment in Spain rose by 2.4% in August, making an official total of 3,629,080 people without jobs.
Fall in unemployment for July
According to the ational Employment Institute (INEM), unemployment fell by 20,794 in July, the third consecutive monthly decrease.
It’s not getting any better
Unemployment in Andalucía reached 944,100 in the first quarter of 2009 which, in percentage terms, is 24.04%. The figures have just been released by the National Institute for Statistics.
Unemployment up by 3.93% in Andalucía
Unemployment in Andalucía rose by 3.93% compared to the previous month, bringing the total number out of work to 774,198. Nationally, the increase in unemployment in February was 4.63%. Provincially, unemployment in Jaén was up by 10.5%, Almería up by 5.91%, Córdoba up by 5.03%, Sevilla up by 4.04%, Granada up by 3.79% and Málaga up by 3.32%.
Unemployment could top 4 million in 2009
The Secretary General for Employment, Maravillas Rojo, has today admitted that unemployment could top the 4 million in 2009.
Unemployment at record high
Unemployment in January 2009 hit an all-time high, reaching 3,327,801 according to the Ministry of Manpower and Immigration. Since January 2008, unemployment has risen by 1,065,876, a 47.2% increase. All sectors of industry have been affected.
Bleak outlook for 2009
The Minister for the Economy, Pedro Solbes, has admitted that there is every possibility that unemployment will continue to rise in 2009, despite Government efforts to minimise the impact of the current worldwide financial crisis. The Government created a new €11,000 million fund to stimulate public works within municipalities and create more jobs, but the Minister said that, so far, …
Unemployment tops 2.8 million
Unemployment in Spain is at the highest level since April 1996, and now stands at 2,818.026. October was a bad month, six time worse than last year with another 192,000 becoming unemployed. October has always been a month when unemployment has risen, but never as bad as this year. It has hit all sectors, the services industry being the worst …